I got to play the sequel and it improved on the mechanics and is a far more polished game. But I don’t think it’s much better due to the grind and challenge. The game assumes you’re going to die and expects this from you since you’re still getting money and experience. I don’t like when games do this to offer ‘value’. I still think it’s worth playing because the gameplay is unique. It’s impressive how the dev changed the entire flow of the game (more tactical, less button mash) and offer more gameplay options (traps and passive skills). I’ve completed the game on normal and continued with hard with the normal save. I completed 5 out of 7 chapters with hard mode.